YEREVAN. – Second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan backs the passing to a 100 percent proportional election system in the country, Kocharyan told Yerkir.am.

“If the objective is assistance to the establishment of political parties, the 100 percent proportional system is undoubtedly conducive. This decision is long overdue and I support it. 

“But the problem here is much deeper. Efforts must be made to develop intra-party democracy and form traditions for the self-healing of the [political] parties,” Armenia’s second President specifically noted.  

Passing to 100-percent proportional parliamentary elections is a part of the four non-ruling National Assembly factions’ (Armenian National Congress, Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, and Heritage) twelve-point demands from the authorities.